This trade musket is marked " Ketland / & CO" on the lock plates and the concave rib is marked "LONDON". This firm operated in Birmingham, England from just after the Revolutionary War until the death of one of the partners, John Ketland, in 1816. John and Thomas Ketland were the sons of Thomas Ketland and grandsons of William Ketland, who had been making locks and guns for the colonies since the early 18th century. This was originally made as a flintlock and has probably been shortened as early trade guns tended to be longer. No visible Birmingham proof marks at the rear of the barrel. The trigger guard and buttplate are brass. Wooden ramrod with ivory tip. The ramrod tube on the forearm is a replacement.

Poor. The metal surfaces have a dark patina with some minor pitting on the barrels. The right side frizzen screw is a replacement and the frizzen is loose. The right hammer needs work, it does not hold at the cock position all of the time. The trigger guard and buttplate have a dark aged patina. The stock is a crude period replacement that was subsequently lengthened with a minor crack in the right wrist, a minor filled repair at the rear of the right side wrist, has been varnished and there are scattered minor dings and dents. The edges of the flats remain sharp. The markings are barely legible.